Market Bags...

When I first saw these market bags I wanted one immediately...Apparently they're all the rage amongst celebs....Whatever...They remind me of the one's we used to carry our shit in to the lavanderia when I was young...Yeah at $85-$125 they're overpriced especially since they're like $1 on the corner but it's for charity...

Then I saw THIS market bag!!!

and I want it!! This bag is $2,660 and NONE of it is going to charity...Why do I want it? C'mon...You know the answer to that one...Cuz I can...

It's Just A Plant...

A wonderful way to introduce kids to pot...Let's face it...If you're my kid odds are you'll prob hafta learn about it a lil sooner than other kids...

Thanks Slamhype

GIRLSHOP IS CLOSING...So Sad...

So the news just hit the West and I must say I am actually really sad girlshop.com is closing...I've been shopping on the site for the past 8 years and it has provided me with first glimpse of a lot of emerging labels and some of the most treasured pieces of my wardrobe...It's a sad day...

Free TK

This was posted over on the KR3W Blog...and I had to post it...

As if getting shot isn’t enough, Terry Kennedy on is still on trial for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. In an effort to keep Terry skating the streets instead of a jail cell, KR3W has made a special run of limited “Free TK” shirts that will directly contribute to TK’s legal defense fund. Available now, show your support, FREE TK!

I had the pleasure of meeting Terry a couple summers ago when he attended a X-Game After Party I was attending hosted by Kareem Campbell...The kid was actually really nice and when I see him in the streets he usually says what up...In an effort to keep another black man free (especially one with such a bright future ahead) pick up the "Free TK" shirt...

HAPPY 4 20 and Guess Who's Back for Friday Part 4!!!

So it's my FAVORITE holiday of the year!! (Although I was just told by a few of my friends that I celebrate every day apparently...) Regardless of what anyone says no one really knows the origins of 420 but I could really care less...It's tradition now and that's how it's gonna stay...

On top of 420 day it's also FRIDAY!!!! WOO HOO!!! So grab the cellulose and light one up...It's Friiiiday...You ain't got shit to do...C'mon Craig...Speaking of Friday word is Chris Tucker WILL BE returning to the Friday series...Apparently Ice Cube sat down and talked to Angie Martinez and gave up the whole thing..GOOD ISH!!! This is about the BEST thing I could hear this Friday...Ya'll know I LOVE the Friday series....

Somebody Go'n Get Murked...

So I didn't even really wanna get into this whole situation that's why I didn't blog about it when it first happened...I personally don't think grown men should be slapping children...I know I woulda been heated if it was my son... With that said...Somebody go'n get murked cuz these niggas ain't playin'...They shot up Yayo's MOMMA house 50 times using a gun with a silencer...Man they wasn't trying to scare nobody...They was trying to KILL somebody... and they momma too...Yayo better watch out... I know he know the rap game is the new crack game...

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Ya'll know how I LOVE 180's...Maybe not...I can't find the link... I thought I posted about my gray one's...Hmmm...Anyway I LOVE 180's I had a pair in '90 when they first came out and have loved them ever since...Finish Line just got a new version...It's part of a collabo with Nike to celebrate their 25th anniversary...The release includes about 10 styles exclusive to Finish Line...

Man here's an update on the ongoing saga with deceased James Brown...Can it please end? Can ya'll please please let this man rest in peace?

Usher and his antics with Tameka done turned his momma into a cougar...

Akon gets his R. Kelly on...Lawd...I'd have nightmares...Why you woulda volunteered to be on stage with him is beyond me...

*Updates

- Chanel bag I was coveting...Rumor is it's $43,150...

- Anika Noni Rose will be the voice of the first black Disney princess...

Insa Kangol Collabo Available

Insa has just annouced that his limited edition collabo with Kangol is now available on his site...I stopped by the gallery opening night and it was a good time...Good art, Good drinks, I met Insa (who is really cool and who if anybody knows...does not take pics) and had a little fun with my boys...Good ish...

This guy Meloe thinks he's funny...

DVF Sale!!!!

Someone Over At Ecko Is A Biter...

This link says everything...You know... I don't even know what to say...Guess the company is growing a lil too large...I never woulda thought I'd see the day where they had to bite off of anybody...

P.S. I like how they put dude's myspace on blast! COMEDY!!!

Bua...Coming To A City Near You...

I'm sure you're familiar with Bua's work even if you don't think you are... He's currently on a nationwide book tour so check him out when he comes to your city...Support the Arts...

Free Ice Cream from Ben & Jerry's

It's that time of the year again and NO it's not a hoax... go to the Ben & Jerry site for more info...

Free Burritos from Chipotle!!!

This post is for you Ava...

For Love or Money

I just saw these New Balance over at High Snobiety and I think they're gorgeous... I'm not usually a fan of the Laker Colorway (I know that has to be blasphemous or something for an Angeleno to say) but I can actually tolerate these...They remind me a lil of the Bishop 'kicks...must be the garish gold accents...The guys over at High Snobiety think they're a lil too much... I think they're just right...

The Life of Kimora...

Well word is Mrs. Simmons has finally gotten her reality show on the Style Network... She's been talking about getting one from back when she did that Vanity Fair article a couple years ago...Very honestly I can't wait...As much as people think she's a diva and a b*tch blah blah blah ya'll hafta admit the heifer is entertainment...I LOVE HER and I think she's pure comedy!!! I'm sure this show is going to be better than that transvestite reality show they had on there a couple years ago...

It's OFFICIAL (again)!!!!

Remy Ma's new single 'Fresh' hit my desk this morning with the following note attached...

Remy Ma begins working on her sophomore album, "Punish-Her," as a free agent. After months of legal hang-ups and bitter negotiations, Remy Ma is officially a free agent, finally being released from Fat Joe and Terror Squad/SRC/Universal recently. The release came at the request of Remy Ma following the release of Remy's debut album "There's Something About Remy." After several bouts of tug-of-war, the Bronx rapper has won the battle and is now working on her new album titled "PunishHer." The first single, "Fresh" produced by Ron Browz, is currently hitting airwaves now.

The label listed on this single is 'Remynisce Music Entertainment' so guess she's starting her own label instead of dealing with the fellas...Let's wish Remy nothing but luck...She's actually a pretty hard MC...She's #5 or 6 outta all female MCs for me..If she could get rid of that frickin hair so I could actually look at her I might bump her up to #3...

Air Max 90 ID

These are one of my favorite Air Max and now you can customize them for a limited time on the Nike ID members only site...Good ish...

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Hey ya'll remember getting these Nike Collectibles at the Jermaine Dupri Nike Party at the Nike Blue House last year? Apparently they hot commodities...Who woulda thunk it? I'm go'n hafta dig through my storage... I know I have the Air Max and the Air Force 1...

Tyra and her expanding hairline have expanded into Nigeria...

Cam is changing the name of his album to 'Courtesy Curtis'...This has got to be a PR stunt on both their parts...

Fab has a new album coming out...and YES I know I posted the link to this song on the right but I'm soooo in love with this song I had to post it here too...It's such a good love song...This is about as R&B as I get...

The final pics of the Bobbito Air 1 have been released...well I think these are the final pics... there's about 10 different versions of this shoe going around the net...

Remy Ma has been officially dropped from the Terror Squad...maybe 50 will holla at her now...I remember in some interview he mentioned having an interest in her...This will be interesting to see where she ends up...

I agree...'If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place. '

WHY IN THE FUCK WOULD I WANT TO ENJOY THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS? Man I do everything I can to make sure I stay away from it!

Clothe your Credit Card...

I'm going to be the first to admit that I ordered a pre-paid Baby Phat Visa card just 'cuz it was pink and never cut it on... LOL!! It sits in my wallet in front of all my plain credit cards and every now and then when I'm at the checkout stand or bank moving the Baby Phat card out the way to pull out one of my real credit cards a checker/teller will say 'ohhhhhh that's the cutest credit card!' and that's when it's all worth it... so when I found these credit card covers online I was completely ecstatic! Now I don't have to front any more...cuz frontin' is the worse...ain't no future in it...

It's OFFICIAL!!!!

It wasn't an April Fool's joke...

Curtis Jackson has officially lost his mind...

OK so posts have been non-existent...I'm trying to move and take care of a bunch of ish in my life so bloggin' has taken the backburner...Let's thank da lawd for friends...One of my fellow heads (thanks B!) IM'd me and asked how I felt about 50 Cent changing the name of his album to 'Cuurtis'....

WTF?!! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! SOMEONE TELL ME THIS WAS AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE... If this dude is serious he just confirmed Cam's accusations of him having NO swagger...Altho very honestly...We knew the dude had no swag...Have we ever seen him in anything besides a wifebeater or a homo-ish looking suit?

Man a couple days you don't blog and the whole hip hop community goes nutso...WTF?!

And with this post I'm back snitches!!!!

Dirty Milk Bags

Dirty Milk has just released their first line of bags and they're cute as shit!!! The bright colorways are so ill and just in time for spring! They can be bought exclusively at the Nobody Jones Boutique (HI ODESSA!) right down the street from my 'tilt...good shit...

Project Runway Casting...

I know too many designers not to post this...Good luck ...One of ya'll win and make me some gear! LOL!

Disney's First Black Princess...

Disney FINALLY has created a black princess...it's about damn time...

Cole Haan Kicks

WHY is everybody trippin' off these Cole Haan kicks with the Nike Technology? Maybe ya'll don't remember but besides the fact that Cole Haan is OWNED by Nike..they're also the company that makes the G-Series... Now yeah I see on their site that they are NOW separating the lines into separate categories "G-Series" and "Cole Haan Nike Air" but who gives a shit.... BOTH lines are made with Nike technology... I have a pair of G-Series heels from the second year the line was made that actually say "NIKE AIR" on the side...whatever... I guess if you not up on game this is some big shit...

Daydreaming...

I have no information on this Chanel bag... All I know is I want it and it was so gorgeous I thought I'd share...This bag is off chain...Also want this Chanel football...why? cuz I can...

Tamia's Pregnancy Confirmed

Tamia and Grant Hill have always been one of my favorite black couples...Tamia has confirmed that the rumors of her new pregnancy are TRUE and she and Grant are indeed expecting an addition to the family... WE wish them all the BEST!! It's just so good to see a couple actually last... I wish them many more happy years...seriously...

Mr. Cartoon Toy Signing

In conjunction with the release of the Mr. Cartoon action figure Meltdown Comics is doing a signing...Man I remember when I 1st heard about Cartoon...couple of my boys know him...I never in a million years woulda thunk all this was go'n go down...That's why his whole situation is good shit...

Support the Arts...Support The Lost Angel...Support the LA lifestyle...

LA Fashion Week Kick Off

IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR!!! I LOVE FASHION WEEK!!!!

Yeah I know we (The West Coast...The BEST Coast) catch heat for not having real style and for being too laid back...blah blah blah...Hey it is what it is...Is it OUR fault we're laid back? I mean it's eternally 70 degrees out here, we got beaches, good herb, gorgeous people and we don't live in apartments 30 stories high...that tends to make you a lil kick back BUT We got MAD style...If you don't believe me come check out the Up Against The Wall Fashion Show this Friday...It should be a good blend of East Coast Fashion with BEST Coast Styling...

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I love men that speak their mind...and Chris Rock hasn't failed me yet...

Bitches Ain't Shit...Acappella...

Charity, Arts and Crafts AND FREE appetizers from El Cholo...Best of ALL Worlds...

Nixon Watch

For someone who doesn't like watches or clocks I sure talk a lot about them (I know)...but I saw this watch and couldn't NOT talk about it...

Nixon watches hold a special place in my heart...To me they are one of the few urban/street/skate/whateveryouwannacallit brands that have successfully created a watch line that looks chic but still feels street...The Chalet, the Vega, the Rayna and the Clique can all be worn while you're hustlin' around town or hittin' up the VIP booths (these aren't the only fly one's...just some of my favorites...real ill broads should check out the men's selection...if you're willing to rock a dudes watch your selection just expanded enormously...)

The limited edition Rotolog above is tricked out in 9.25carats of black and white diamonds...This will mos def guarantee to set off any outfit...The skull heads are ill (peeps say they're trendy but I been rockin' skulls since before it was cool so I'll always rock them...told ya'll I think I'm hard)...You can grab them at Barney's

GRAFH SPEAKS TO THE LADIES

This press release just hit my desk...

GRAFH SPEAKS TO THE LADIES WITH R&B REMIX MIXTAPE "LADIES NIGHT" HOSTED BY DJ LAZY K-FREE DOWNLOAD
New York, NY- Grafh has been in the studio day after day working on debut project Autografh and a host of mixtapes with the first being "Ladies Night" hosted by DJ Lazy K. Grafh acknowledges his female fans by remixing the hottest R&B tracks of year and putting his own stamp on them. "The ladies always support me and I wanted to give them something special." Grafh explains.
Ladies Night is not the only thing Grafh has been working on, he and his Black Hand label mate Prinz are wrapping up their mixtape titled "Gangsta Music" hosted by DJ KaySlay and is slated to drop in the coming weeks.

***Use this link to download the mix tape for free, in its entirety (in a zip file): http://www.collegeforumz.com/grafhladiesnight.zip

Alternate Download Link:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/1j0vp2

Grafh Ladies Night

Hosted By DJ Lazy K

Tracklisting
1. DJ LAZY K INTRO

2. CIARA- PROMISE FEAT GRAFH

3. CHRIS BROWN FEAT. GRAFH & JUELZ SANTANA- POPPING

4. OMARION- ICE BOX FEAT GRAFH

5. DJ LAZY K

6. TYRESE FEAT. GRAFH- ONE

7. ROBIN THICK FEAT. GRAFH- LOST WITHOUT U

8. JAMIE FOXX FEAT. GRAFH- PLAY A LOVE SONG

9. DJ LAZY K

10. GINUWINE FEAT. GRAFH- IN THOSE JEANS

11. CASSIE FEAT. GRAFH- LONG WAY TO GO

12. MYSPACE JUMPOFF

13. DJ LAZY K

14. NO WHISPER

15. DIDN'T SAY A WORD FEAT. J-STARR

16. LAST NIGHT FEAT. JOSH EXANTIS

17. YOU FEAT. RYAN LESLIE

18. DJ LAZY K

19. GLOW IN THE DARK

20. TIMBALAND FEAT. GRAFH & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE- GIVE IT TO ME

21. OUTRO

For more info on Grafh check his newly designed myspace page at www.myspace.com/GrafhBlackHand

or www.grafh.com

I love mixtapes...

Dill Pickle Sunflower Seeds?!

Sunflower seeds are a staple in the 'hood...so when I ran into liquor store the other day to grab a bag you can imagine my surprise when I saw a Dill Pickle flavored bag...WTF? NOW this might seem like a strange combination but as soon as I saw the words 'Dill Pickle' memories of dill pickles with cherry Jolly Rancher sticks shoved in them rushed back from my childhood (I shoved weird things in my pickles as a kid..now&laters...saladitos)... The pickle taste on these seeds is light and kinda replaces that straight salt flavor that you usually get on contact with seeds... They're not bad at all...Dill Pickle AND Seeds? How much more ghetto can you get?

Tempt One Art Benefit

More charity...I've seen this one circling around the blogs...This one hits the art community...

Known Gallery is organizing an art show featuring some of the world’s greatest Graffiti Artists, who have agreed to donate all of the proceeds from their work to raise funds to provide Tempt with the care he will require at home. “Tempt” was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a rare neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and resulting in paralysis.

The show starts March 10th... The Flyer has all the details...Art and charity... fills your mind and your heart...good shit...

DVF Celebrates International Women's Day

Charity and Shopping...two of my favorite things...

Time Keepers...

As I've stated before I wish I didn't have to keep track of time...I do everything in my power to pay as little attention to it as possible but somehow I eventually have to bow down and see what time it is...Making this process as painless as possible is the only way I can even halfway deal with the concept...I used to have one of those annoying alarm clocks the one with the sound they use in all commercials 'til I literally chucked it against the damn wall...These days I'm using the alarm on my sidekick(which I had to pay for by the way...what f'in phone doesn't come with an alarm?! but I digress...) so I've been searching the net trying to find a new clock and I've found a load of new options...I like them so much I don't even mind having to use one...

First up...the single digit clock... I like the simplicity but I'm not sure if I have the patience to keep my eyes open in the middle of the night long enough to watch all the digits flash...



This 'open edition' clock is a little better but I still dunno if I wanna give up that much space on my bedside table for a clock...This puzzle clock amuses me...but only in theory...if that thing was next to the bed I'd learn to sleep through it without having to put it back together...
Now I think Verbarius is actually one of the most stylish clocks I found BUT there's no alarm... I'd still get it for the living room just to floss it tho...
If you like the smell of bacon (wonder if you can use turkey...hmm...) you might like this Wake n' Bacon clock... honestly it's just a novelty...basically useless but when has that ever stopped me from buying something...

All this looking for clocks has made me tired and I still haven't found anything to wake me up yet...I'm gonna take a nap and wake up and try again...Hopefully I won't sleep too long...

Kelis ARRESTED?! WTF?

WTF is wrong with Kelis? First the pink hair...now this...WHY is she harassing the prostitutes? Don't they have it bad enough already?

Man looking at this picture makes me wish I still had my Heatherette Dress...It was a bad look to get rid of it...

In semi-related news...rumor is the 3rd N.E.R.D. album is on the way...WOO HOO I can't wait...